Before I start this story I was everyone to know that I will admit to getting lost in my car, walking around town or even on a highway.. but never would I ever admit to getting lost while running.. it is just not right for such a sporty person like myself to admit to that.. like getting lost while doing a sporty action is not an option for me.. until today.. I woke up to the lovely sunrise around 5:30 duh to my window box fan leaving my curtain open for exposure to the first lighting of the sun at the earliest time ever and rolled over.. Snoozed about 5 times and then decided that cussing myself out for being lazy and not getting up wasn’t doing much good.. at this point it was past the time cut off to drive 20 min to planet fitness run n shower so I told myself that it was a beautiful day to explore and go for my first NH run outside. I was feeling confident with my red bandanna on as I step outside my apt ready to conquer the running trails of Nude Hamster. I was feeling great as I passed by my neighbors of the SAE house who had defiantly burnt their midnight snack as it smelled like burnt popcorn on the street.. made my way downtown mean mugged some kids at a bus stopped and enjoyed my forest trail run in an area around the campus call College Woods.. it was beautiful as I dodged all the roots and stumps feeling like Rambo/Rocky training for a boxing match I came across a breath taking waterfall that I ran over a few times like a little kid pacing the floors waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve.. I looked for other paths in the trail and noticed another one that consisted of a bridge that had missing pieces of wood.. I tried to run on it anyways..after about the third step on a loose board almost bouncing back to hit me in the face..I decided to turn around and climb the Mt Everest trail that I thought would lead me to more woods.. it however lead me to a cute little back road highway that I thought was a short loop back to the Durham campus..little did I know that this sweet little highway would turn into my ultimate enemy on this run that was quite honestly a nightmare. After dodging snake turns on this 2 lane country road, rolling my ankle multiple times in the gravel, reneging through a few prairies and the occasional grasslands for 50 min I tapped my running shoes and realize that I wasn't in familiar territory anymore.. keep you in mind all I have is my apt key and nano Ipod with no GPS or tracking device in it on me.. At this point panic comes over me.. I don't know where I am, where I am going or where to go.. I found myself looking at each car passing by and as I saw UNH stickers going the opposite direction of me I was concerned.. however there was a gut instinct in me that I knew where I was going.. I then came across a sketchy van that was actually a school bus.. this man literally had like an old deliver pizza sign you put on your car on top of his van that said school bus.. he was over in one of the many pebble pits I was running on and I pondered on asking him I was even in the right direction towards Durham.. but then I realized that would just lose all the pride and dignity I have for myself if I asked the creepy guy in a van that clearly was probably an undercover pedophile for help.. so I continued to run..yes run not stop due to the fact that I am that rude person who always makes comments of people you see running outside and when they stop as you pass them in the car I usually give the "push it you wimp" comment. I couldn't drop to that status as well.. if I could avoid directions from school bus man I could run the whole way.. after about an hour.. my knee starts to act up.. and at this point I am crying.. I am sure all the opposing vehicles are wondering 1. why is that dumb blonde running on this two lane highway? 2. why is she crying? 3. why does she look like Rambo with that dumb bandanna? 4. Sucks to be that girl and 5. I would stop and ask why she looks like she is on the verge of a breakdown but then that would make me nice and I can't do that...I'm a New Englander. ha (joke) I cannot tell you how close I was to throwing out that old hitch hikers thumb and pray to God that I wouldn't get a serial killer picking me up.. I was almost o this point until I saw my sign.. It felt like a mirage but was it..Could it be.. THE TRAILER PARK.. yep never had I been happier to see a lot full of sheet metal on wheels.. it was the common landmark that I remembered.. I was going the right way! after seeing my mirage that was real i then noticed a welcome to Durham sign.. thats right you guys I wasn't even in the town of Durham.. i managed to cross country run myself to two different towns then back to Durham. ha yep it's possible after laughing at myself for that move and continuing to run like Rambo.. the only thing keeping me going was the Eye of the Tigers on repeat on my IPod.. I finally got back to my apt maybe 30 min later.. sweat covering my body, tears dried up on my cheeks and a swollen knee...lesson learned here. .maybe stay local when it comes to granola field trips?
I left my apt at 6:50 and did not return until 8:#0 and had to be at work by 9.. I was excited to use my shower for the first time, but it was not excited for me to use it as my shower curtain did the opposite effect of keeping water in the shower but decided to flood my bathroom floors.. I got to work and had a better day! Came home to frozen chicken salad and then attempted dinner 2 of a bowl of cereal.. that managed to fly off my coffee table to the floor... no worries I ate it.. It’s a tight budget in New Hamster.. Looks like a night full of DVR and bed at 10:30.. 5AM workout.. Who’s pumped up? I am.. literally..
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